a triple fatal sdnt in sarasota accident in sarasota near the sarasota international airport and portions of university are blocked. that will be blocked for a couple more hours. this is a triple fatal crash. on university old bradenton road it is completely blocked here. now this is where university comes down and intersects desoto. you can take desoto as an alternate here. this portion by the airport not too far away from air cargo road is completely blocked on university. all right. let's get to some better news here. the howard frankland bridge is getting busier but still a good drive across it. only going to take you 6 minutes. traffic is beginning to build throughout tampa. i'll have a look at tampa coming up in my next report. thatst -- that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gayle. >>> a tragic death on the job. a fire department is grieving the loss of one of their men. >> the devastating way a firefighter died just before he was supposed to battle a fire. >> it's a problem that happens every time it rain, debris and trash into the storm drains and goi

. >>> three people are dead after a car crashes in sarasota. right now a fourth victim is in the hospital. these are live pictures from the scene at the intersection of old bradenton road and desoto road. actually, this is a still picture that you're looking at right now. so far police do not know what caused the six l car crash but they do believe speed was a factor. we have a crew on the way to the scene right now. we'll have lots of updates on this breaking story throughout lacey has been on top of this. what can you tell isn't it true >> very sad. a triple fatal accident. just one vehicle involved. as you said, gayle, they believe that speed was a factor. they have another person that's been transported to the hospital but three are deceased. traffic wise, university parkway is completely blocked both directions at the southeast lower corner of the airport. university closed old bradenton to desoto road. the good news is desoto road remains open so you can use it as an alternate. it intersects university right here at this location but it's

so it's at that tail southern end of the sarasota airport. so university is completely blocked there. because of where it's blocked also part of desoto road is blocked there as well. you're alternate is down here at myrtle street. not exactly an easy alternate. you have the airport to the north, myrtle street is an alternate to the south. you shouldn't be able to use desoto road. it's a triple fatal. it's quite unusual to hear that. sad news. we have a fourth person that's at the hospital. so hopefully that person is going to be okay. >> very sad. hopefully people will know and can move around the area so they aren't impacted by it. >>> this morning when you leave out of your house you will notice that it's significantly colder. 52 right now inverness and weeki wachee, in polk county we're still getting the cold air arriving, 55 lakeland, 60 in wimauma. the winds are howling out of the north at 21 miles per hour in clearwater, 13 in lakeland, gusting up in most places more than 20 miles per hour. that's helping to clear the skies out. it will

getting better in sarasota. the rest of the area now still clear, leslee. >>> and looking at this area, we've got the skyway bridge that is completely closed. you can't move across it and that is because of all the fog in the area. >>> good morning. thank you for watching news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. >>> we begin with breaking news. we're waking up to foggy conditions. it's so foggy in fact that some places that the highway patrol now closed the skyway bridge to drivers. and what you're looking at here is a live picture of the soupy conditions. our photo journal list is about five miles from the bridge. and troopers say in some place, visibility is less than 1 00 feet. you can see some of the detour areas here in the pictures.

. >> sarasota south of the airport. university parkway is closed after three people killed in an early morning crash. >> garin flowers is live at the scene. >> reporter: they are trying to figure out the cause of the accident but they do believe police are investigating. four people were inside of the car and three have died. a fourth person taken to the hospital but they are expected to survive. this is where it happened, university parkway at desoto road. if you have to get through this area you have to find a detour because it will be closed for several hours. we are still trying to find out what cause is that they believe speed is a possible factor. find a different way to get to where you need to go. police will update us with information. you can go to our app to find out the latest with the closure and we will continue to update you with any information. garin flowers. 10 news. >>> district in cuba. cuban president on cuban soil. sarah hollenbeck is life. >> reporter: 50 people feel so passionate about this that

by far, sarasota county our thickest sea fog has rolled in. we'll see this on and off tonight and again through the morning, you can see the moisture overtaking the beaches of panty and sarasota county. pockets are clear in areas of pinellas. some high moisture is taking over e a good part of sis zit us are and hair in an doe county. this happens in pockets. temperatures from sea fog at 72 in sarasota to sunshine baking lake wells and sebring. 83 in tam. 73 in st. pete, which tell us some of that sea fog is overtaking areas downtown and the skyway too. this is in the mix for a warm, muggy evening. patchy fog on and off again tonight. be mindful that it will be a touch and go call. that patchy fog is burning off in the mid-morning. mostly cloudy for your evening plans, and some isolated showers will be possible tomorrow. a couple of pop-up showers are possible. not overly concerned about big storms, just want give you the heads up that some showers are possible. 85 in land of lakes, around 78 in st. pete. where we done see fog, the water will b

we traffic news in sarasota, folks. if you're used to taking university parkway step away from the fridge, put the eggs down and check out what's going on. university parkway is completed blocked between old bradenton to desoto. you're not going to be able to get by either direction here. that is at that southeast lower corner of the sarasota international airport. this is where this is located. if you're used to taking university, what you can do if you're coming away from u.s. 41 is just take desoto road, hop up on 301 and get back to university. the same thing goes for the other direction. desoto road is a good detour. this is due to a triple fatal accident. a single car crash. one other person is at the hospital. keep in this mind. they're out there investigatingful right now investigating. i'll let you know when it reopens. that's a look at weather and traffic. back to gayle and candace. which foods have gmo's in it. >> the law prompting general across the country. hi, guys! spring is almost here and you know what

sarasota and manatee counties. we check in with the temperatures, warm and muggy, low 70s, a lot of areas here including sarasota, the dew points are also in the low 70s.

and also in the sarasota area, university is blocked both directions. this should wrap up within the next hour or so. but you want to use fruitville under the interstate. we have issues traffic-wise. but weather is better. >>> we have rain this morning. and it will be darker for longer. so going out on the commute you need to be careful. after the time change, the sun will not rise until 7:30 this morning. and it will be lighter when you're coming home from work, 7:30 this evening. not a lot of rain, but the roads could be wet from overnight showers. watch what happens forward in time. here it is 7:00 a.m. showers in the gulf push on shore. here it is. 11:00a.m. and then in the afternoon i begin to taper the rain chances down. outside right now, 60s to 70s. and an eight-day temperature trend for you. >> thank you. >>> breaking news. two police officers are in the hospital. >> this happened after a stolen car full of teams slammed into their undercover truck. investigators are on scene at central 7 and 54th street in st. petersburg. >> and josh thomas is

breaking news in sarasota. three people killed overnight in a single car crash, this happened on university parkway in front of the airport there. one person is in the hospital. old bradenton road and desoto road. you can see a lot of activity in these live pictures. police diverting cars around the university detour there. so as the morning rush hour pushes on this could cause some significant backups. again, it's university parkway closed between bradenton and desoto road. desoto road is open so you can make this right turn to get back on to university parkway or you can head north and take televast, that will take you clear across to 301. that might be a better option. just avoid all the commotion going on there. this is a fatal, so you can expect that closure to last several more hours. make sure you follow me on twitter @tampabaytraffic for the latest on that. elsewhere, we have a construction project in front of countryside high school westbound state road 580 closed from mcmullen booth to landmark. again

we have learned in sarasota county all day cares are licensed and regulated and inspected by the sarasota county department of health. while we wait to learn more about what happened here the creative learning center is closed for repairs and the grandmother who admits to causing the damage could face charges. the daycare owner says they were in the process of putting in concrete barriers and now the rush is on to get their >> he said he was fine because he wasn't in that room but it is still nerve-racking. >> tammie fields. >>> sarasota health department website shows that daycare was visited in november. there were no violations at that time. the health department says they are looking into the situation and we will let you know when we hear back. >>> we posted a link to help you investigate day cares in sarasota county. wtsp.com. >>> another community considering charging people to drive their causeway. treasure island says maintaining a drawbridge is expensive. jenny dean is taking a closer look. >> reporter: the one putting miles of the treasure island an expensive stretch of road to

this is happening in sarasota and their crowds gathered around . rubio has been rallying in his home state despite the primary election going on in michigan right now. rubio is still trailing trump in florida. rubio is getting help from a gop name. florida voters are getting a recording for mitt romney. >> this is mitt romney. i am calling on behalf of marco rubio for president. i believe these are critical times that demand a serious and thoughtful commander-in-chief. if republicans were to choose donald trump as their nominee i believe that the prospects for a safe and prosperous future would be greatly diminished. i am convinced donald trump and >> romney isn't endorsing marco rubio. he is trying to get votes for anyone but trump. this campaign has offered to help senator ted cruz and therefore reports romney is supporting governor john kasich. michigan is a big milestone in the republican and democratic race and votes will start rolling in in a few hours. >>> when you head to the polls in november you will be voting for more than a new present.

back in sarasota tomorrow at 5:00. we will have coverage of senator rubio's rally in tampa starting tonight on first at 4:00. candace -- >> yeah, and rubio closing in on trump, that lead is slimming down at this time. thank you. >>> happening today, the trial of former prowrestler hulk hogan against the website gawker starts in the bay area courtroom this morning and it's sure to gash at the attention of people here -- to garner the attention of people here and around the world. news channel 8's josh thomas is pinellas county -- joining us from outside the pinellas county courthouse. >> reporter: a lot of people looking forward to the trial. opening statements are scheduled to begin in the trial after the jury was selected on friday. hogan is suing the website gawker after it released the sex tape of hogan in 2012. hogan claims it was an invasion of his privacy but the website countered that he is a public figure and that the tape should be considered news worthy. gawker's general counsel addressed that issue. >> we wi

i am allison kropff. >> sarasota south of the airport. university parkway is closed after three people killed in an early morning crash. >> garin flowers is live at the scene. >> reporter: they are trying to figure out the cause of the accident but they do believe

john rogers live in sarasota. thank you. >>> a bright sunny sky in lakeland here. 73 degrees with a south wind at 4. not a cloud in the sky. very dry air aloft. lit be a beautiful clear night. 73 degrees in southern manatee and lakewood ranch. the lake club, 66 degrees. in crystal river right now. as always on the river. easter sunday, i know it is a long way away, but it is a good rough idea. chance. sunrise, 7:25. at 2:00 p.m., a 30% shower chance. 20% chance of a shower for the latter half of the day. so there is a chance we hope early in the day that will be a much lesser chance. we will continue to fine tune that. atlas 5 rocket launch tonight. 11:05 at cape canaveral. a cargo delivery to the international space station. a full moon around 8:00 in the morning. full enough with jew tore in the sky. forecast of 9:00 p.m. 63 degrees. 57 degrees at 7:00 p.m. a warmer day than we saw today. we mid 70s inland. 70 in clearwater. 73 in lakeland. 72 in frost brew. across the rest of the state, just a gorgeous day. a l

officer james has been with the sarasota police force since 201 . -- 2011. >>> sarasota naacp leaders will announce today they are launching a ballot initiative for a "real police review board." members are not independent enough to protect minorities from bad policing. >>> with daylight savings time it's still dark when a lot of kids going to school. and pinellas county wants to make the routes safer for kids that ride bikes to class. >> they will hand out free bicycle lights to students at schools throughout the county. state law requires bike lights when riding in dark hours. >>> good morning. you might run into some fog as you head to work or school. we are keeping a close eye on the sunshine skyway, much better than yesterday, it was closed for most of the morning due to fog but it's wide open now. most of the fog we're seeing is along the i-4 corridor all the way from lakeland to tampa. so if you run into any you want to use the low beams, maybe leave a few minutes early in those areas. if your drive on 275 pretty normal, 22 minutes to get from the apex to i-4. >>> looking prett

sarasota police department 3:00 a.m. we're hearing three people died, a fourth person was taken the hospital. but is expected to survive. police say they don't know what caused this crash at this time, they do believe the speed was a factor. they are till looking to see if drugs or alcohol played a role in the single car crash. we're working to gather the names of those involved in this crash but expect that roadway to be shut down for several hours as this is going to be a here. we're going to dig for details and bring you the latest as soon as we get them. like we said this is a major roadway in sarasota, will be closed for several hours. >>> this happened just at the southern tip of the airport so university closed between old bradenton and desoto road. university dips a little bit near bradenton road. that is where the crash happened so desoto road which runs parallel to university before they intersect, that is this crash. if you're coming up from the west you might want to use televast road to 301 and just avoid th

sarasota police say they don't know how exactly this crash happened. only it was a very violent crash, happened at a high rate of speed, the car struck a tree splitting it in half. >> this is some of -- one of the most horrific crashes they've seen due to the severity of the crash. unfortunately it's left with a far as exactly what happened and so hopefully they hope to answer some of the questions in the next coming days and weeks. >> reporter: the sarasota police department will be working with the medical examiner's office to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved. we'll stay on top of this and bring you updates as soon as we get them. live in sarasota, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> the road had been closed for much of the morning. >> university parkway is back open in all directions and traffic is slowly getting back to normal there. elsewhere in the bay area we're in great shape. this is i-75 at mlk, wide open, up to speed in both directions. let's check the howard frankland, what it looks like coming across into tampa. it's taking 12

the only one left flying is in sarasota. it is called a b-29 super fortress. it is the kind used to drop anatomic bomb in japan. >> reporter: rod, it was absolutely fascinating. i could have spoken with these guys all day. they are sharp as a tack. they can recall these events as if they happened yesterday. and hearing their stories, it called the greatest generation. russell gawkinbock and this plane are kindred spirits. he is the last living survivor of the most famous mission of the bombing of hiroshima. he flew alongside the enola gay which carried the bomb. >> we didn't know what was going to happen. we knew we were going to drop a bomb. we didn't know what kind it was. >> reporter: after droping the payload, he snapped this photo. as the mushroom cloud rose, he and his crew tried to grasp what happened. >> it was awful quiet. >> very somber huh? >> very somber. we department realize what he did. we didn't realize that we initiated the atomic age. >> reporter: hundreds of miles away, harnan twibel was aboard the uss indianapolis. and was headed back home

it is 70 in sarasota and 68 in lakeland. there is sarasota. you can see the fog and it is not bad visibility wise. fog out there this morning. 70 at the bus stop this morning. warm, muggy and patchy fog. here is the forecast model trying to burn off between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning. we will watch for fog to develop. northward, we will have a better chance for that. then we will be partly sunny at about 83-84 degrees. warm, muggy and no big changes from what we have seen. happy st. patrick's day. as we get through this evening, a lot of you will be out there watching basketball and drinking green beer. skies. i put down an isolated shower, but that is mainly north of us. southwest wind. just watch for the sea fog. one-2 foot seas. tonight down to the upper 60s and lower 70s. we will do this again tomorrow morning with more fog. rain chances, it says -- rick late tonight -- -- late tonight and saturday morning. sunday. we will have the forecast models and there are thunderstorms in there, especially on sunday. we will track that for you. look

time for weather and traffic on the 8s. especially through sarasota and manatee counties. the fog should burn off by about mid morning and then warm today. how about traffic on the 8s. >>> this is the skyway bridge at the hump. it's thick in the area. also 275 at 22nd avenue south, a little bit of construction >>> well good morning. welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm gayle guyardo. >> and i'm gene ramirez. >>> three chicago police officers shot. this happened as the officers were working a drug investigation. >> a suspect they were pursuing started shooting and the suspect was then killed. the three officers are wounded but are expected to survive. >>> another big tuesday for the 2016 presidential candidates. now voters here in florida and

sarasota, that's where we had it yesteterday. the sea fog rolls in, just a little bit more and it could end up affecting the coast and the sunshine skyway bridge as well. watch through the patchy dense fog through 8:00 this morning. and warm, 70 at 8:00. and by lunchtime, momost of us will break the clouds up, 77 degrees and getting up to 82 dedegrees this afternoon. but look at this, 70 in lakeland. 67 brooksville. 72 bradenton. very warm. fog spreads inland again today. and now the lingering sea fog will last but most of us just warm and humid. as the cold front stalls to the north tomorrow, fog again. and then a small rain chance thursday, that's st. patrick's day. 30% on friday and up to 50s on saturday. leslee, how about traffic on the 8s? >>> all right, looking at the roadways out there. we have a couple issues going on. overnight construction to kick things off here on the veterans expressway. that's because both directions are blocked between dale mabry you will be taken off. take dale mabry or sheldon gunn highway to get

we're on top of that breaking news hilary just talked about in sarasota. right now, university parkway between old bradenton road and desoto road is closed after a deadly crash. 10news reporter garin flowers is live at the scene. garin you just talked to police, historic moments historic moments are in the making right now in cuba. historic moments right now in cuba. president barack obama and his family are in havana this morning. president to visit the island nation in 88 years. sarah hollenbeck is in our satellite center. sarah, not everyone is excited about president obama's visit and some ended up in jail for protesting it. yes, 50 people have been arrested, as they yelled and marched around havana demanding improved human rights. take a look at this crowd-- you can see them shoving and pushing eachother and being hauled off by police officers in cuba. members of the group, known as the ladies in white, march each sunday after mass at a church in a suburb of havana called miramar and usually get arrested and detained for hours or days. members of the

thank you, john rogers, in sarasota county. >> i almost give up. i go to a gas pump, i don't know what i'm looking for. i'm just looking, you don't know until it happens to you. >> so frustrating that people will steal what others have worked so hard for. you came back yesterday. >> i spent a weekend in the tennessee where it was in the 30s. now it's better. >> this weekend was amazing. >> we talked about that going into the weekend, how sweet it would be, sunday, especially, if the sun was out. a few clouds on saturday. overall, a very nice one. the next couple of days, the warming trend that we talked about, too, is definitely headed our way. you can see the view from the strawberry festival, not too bad. a great weekend in plant city. 81 degrees at #-- 3:00 p.m. a warm afternoon. great weather for the strawberry festival if you're headed out that way. and our temperatures will continue to stay mild throughout the evening hours, as we mentioned the warm highs forecast for the area. our 8-day forecast says the temps will be near 80 degrees on tues

tempera 55. 53 sarasota. 48 lakeland. i would put a little jacket on the kids this morning at the bus stop. skies are starting to lighten up this morning. there is the racetrack. they are getting set up for the grand prix and it is going to be a little dicey on saturday, 40% chance of rain. the main race looks pretty good. 53 at the bus stop. 40s for the nature coast but have something that the kids can peel off because they will need jackets this afternoon. by 10:30 am we will be in the 70s. we are not going to see a lot of clouds today so we can get the sunshine to warm up. is the warm went so that will help us to get into the mid and upper 70s. mostly sunny all the way more sunshine into the afternoon. 77 to 79 today. keep in mind next week at this time daylight savings time starts so sunrise will be at 7:48 pm and sunset at 7:34 pm. we will get extralight in the afternoon but less in the morning. now coming down and going southeast 5 to 10 yachts -- knots. great weather this week and it will be cool in the water. it w

sarasota and manatee counties. we check in with the temperatures, warm and muggy, low 70s, a lot of areas here including sarasota, the dew points are also in the low 70s. fog. all the temperatures feel warmer because of the humidity. the fog lifts at 10:00, back in the upper 70s by lunchtime. it will feel like 80s because of the humidity and low 80s for the actual high by the time we get to 4:00. our weather computer is feeding the traffic computer. fog? >>> first we're going to head to corey dierdorff who is driving on the veterans expressway. checking out some construction. it's happening overnight northbound and southbound closed between van dyke and ehrlich. supposed to open up again around 6:00. he's driving northbound around waters. so it looks like they are starting to still have the cones out there. so just a heads up, they have detour signs posted but again that construction supposed to lift around 6:00 a.m. and expected to be there all this week. take a look behind me, this is what it looks like on sunshi

sarasota, manatee counties very quiet so far. you can see i-75 is still running really good at i'll let you know if there are any delays. if you have any problems on the roads e-mail me. roadwarrior@wtsp.com. let me know any safety issues you are seeing. i'll let you answers. bobby? >> we have been tracking showers for you all night last night. we had a big thunderstorm roll through citrus county at 2:30. look where the rain is now. it is out of here. it fell apart in southern polk county. most of the showers are in the port charlotte area extending south of arcadia and lake placid. then it is headed towards lake okeechobee. that's it. frontal boundary is through the bay moving into manatee county. there is clearing behind it. we'll see a lot of sunshine today. we did not see much rain except for citrus county and hernando county that had the big three quarters of an inch to an inch in localized areas. barely enough rain to wash the pollen off your car. hooters showing we have a light showing up now. we are short of sunrise at th

it is getting better for sarasota and dennis. they were up to 6 miles earlier so it will fluctuate a little bit. we would hold onto some fog on the immediate coast the 10:00 this morning. allergy forecast, the rain saturday night was nice to wash off things outside. we will keep it on the high side. : forecast with pollen, a bit of ash. >>> here is the sports lineup for tuesday. the lighting continue into the ncaa tournament begins with the florida gulf coast. usf women's team back in the court preparing for the tournament debut on saturday. that is a look ahead to sports. >>> if you haven't noticed, the primary election is today in florida. >> it is a big deal. florida is a win or take all state. polls will open in about 15 minutes. there will close at 7:00 tonight for 2 million floridians already cast absentee ballots and votes. >>> three chicago police officers will be okay after they were shot by suspect overnight. >> the suspect was shot and killed by officers. officers were investigating drug activity in the caught up with

sarasota 53. st. pete 62. landor lake and carol would in the upper 40s. riverview 52. 50 temple terrace. 56 safety harbor. the winds are light inland but northeast it will get started. this will bring to points out. this is the amount of moisture in the atmosphere. you will notice the difference today with the humidity. the air will move up into the upper 50s today. you can see the difference. do you see the low clouds? that air has moisture and that will be drifting our way later today. we will start study and clear look at that shot. that is the moon out there. sunny skies this morning but partly sunny for the afternoon. mid-50s at the bus stop. not as cold this morning. a warm afternoon and get the kids ready for 80 degrees. the moon out there right now. penumbral eclipse will stay around and change a little bit so it is not as impressive as a full lunar eclipse that it is core. the forecast model shows us how quiet we are. low 70s for highs yesterday. we will be there by 11:30 am today and go to the upper 70s to near 80 today. we will see a few extra

also in sarasota the interstate no issue there. where we have an issue though is in sarasota. some very accident. three people have been killed in this car crash. it looks like speed was a factor. you definitely want to watch out for your speeds this morning, folks. university is closed completely between old bradenton to desoto. this is south. southern end. keep that in mind. university closed at bradenton and desoto. we have a great drive on u.s. 1 and 341 not effected. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to candace and gayle. >> thank you, leslee. >>> it's not always easy to tell which foods have genetic modified ingredients in them but now one company is making sure you know. >> coming up the law prompts >>> an 8 on your side consumer alert, in effort to comply with a new law general mills will begin labeling products that have gmo's, it will be a nationwide change. they claim it would be impractical just to make the change in one state. it will begin appearing over the next several weeks. >>> twitter users have something to appreciate this morning, the so

the usf sarasota-manatee chancellor, dr. sandra stone and director of global engagement - amela malkic - weren't hurt in the attacks. american terrorism expert dr. anne speckhard had been heading to the brussels airport when the explosions happened. the georgetown university professor has been in belgium interviewing isis defectors, to get inside the mind of a terrorist. she says this is a new kind of attack targeting the area of the airport before security, possibly exposing vulnerabilities at airports everywhere. speckhard believes there's a greater chance of another attack in europe where it's easier to cross borders and she says terror cells are more organized and angry. from voters in three states out west. donald trump and hilary clinton each won the biggest prize.. arizona.. but it was a different story in idaho and utah. senator ted cruz won the republican vote in both of those states. bernie sanders also beat out clinton in the same states. sanders says this means his campaign is more alive now than ever. the feud b

sarasota and manatee counties no problem this morning. all construction is wrapped up at i-75 and university parkway. u.s. 301 and u.s. 41 looking great. bobby? >> we have cloud cover in the area. we are going to see some spots in the clouds. see that bright spot there? it is not completely cloudy. have the sunglasses ready to go. visibility as far as fog goes is fine from there to wesley chapel to florida southern college in lakeland. things look good. sarasota is looking good. it is just cloudy. no rain out there. you can see showers offshore. that's ahead of the cold front. there is the front there. you cannot see the rain. it is basically all dried up. you can see the main area of concern is up to the north. that's where we have the best chance for showers and thunderstorms. we are talking eastern north carolina. our neck of the woods will not be an issue today. you can see the line spinning out as it comes through the tallahassee area. we are going to track that line for a stray shower chance as we move through midday today. we are t

this area continues to hang over manatee and sarasota. you may get a sprinkle or two but most will stay off shore. the showers out there now continue to push to our south. mostly cloudy, about 64 degrees at 8:00 a.m.. right after, that the cold front passes, skies clear out and by the afternoon, really a spring like day. we have a cool breeze to the north. seven # degrees. it is mild now -- 74 # # degrees. it is mild now. i checked in with my weather watcher bob and vince. watch the forecast. here comes the front. it is 8:30. the rain is pushed to the south. the cold front clearing out the skies. look at this. 4:30 on the afternoon, drier, let humid hair, sunny skies. a touch cooler in the mid-50's. a gorgeous day on saturday still mid-70's. great on sunday, i mean, come on. this is awesome and up into the 80s next week. 8's. >> moving right along. we have a great drive across the bay area bridge. county, folks. we have a couple of things going on. first of all, a little bit of debris on the road. roosevelt, just a little slow down. right

so starting off crisp with 52 in tampa. 48 in springfield. 54 in clearwater. 54 in sarasota. it's going to be a great day today. look for temperatures to push into the mid-70s and we will be back to the 80s by midweek. i will have the actual details 7-day stall coming up in less than 15 minutes. >>> and we start with breaking counties. look at your screen right now. the lookout for this missing 77- year-old woman, virginia of land o lakes was last seen friday in the area of lake pageant drive. she sows -- shows signs of depression. pounds with blond hair and blue eyes. if you know where she is, call 911. >>> the hunt is on for sarah -- in sarasota for a man who deputies say is looking up women's skirts. it's happening inside a local store. that man is accused of stalking and taking pictures of -- up a woman's skirt. this is the man sarasota deputies are looking for. this is inside bonbon vintage on title avenue. this man ran off when the woman catches them in the act and confronts him. if you know where he is, call the sarasota sheriff's office. >>> and the dallas county, dep

and senator marco rubio will campaign in sarasota. on wednesday, there's a democratic debate in miami where news channel 8's keith cate and i will be covering and followed by a republican debate in south florida this thursday. let's take a look at the latest poll from university. it shows trump in the lead over marco rubio by eight points. and senator cruz is in third place with 17% support. this morning, the sun . they claim that none of the remaining candidates are worthy of its endorsements. marco rubio will be campaigning at the dolphin aviation hanger in sarasota. after making a stop here in tampa yesterday. well before the rally, he told us that he is not giving up. >> i'm going to be on the bag lot. this is going to be a very long process. campaign like this. no one, not even donald trump, is on track to have 1,237 delegates. >> this morning, senator ted cruz has a new key endorsement in a contested state. the mississippi governor announced monday that he is endorsing senator ted cruz for the republican nomination. in a stateme

and they called the sarasota police to help. officers caught the snake.. and say it appeared friendly. they believe it's a pet that got loose or was let go. sonya says it was a scary way to wake up. 3 the snake is now with sarasota animal services. they will wait 5 days to see if anyone claims it. if no one does, they'll hand it over to florida fish and wildlife.. or a licensed handler. 3 3 3 blemishes, whiteheads, dark spots and dark circles... all signs of too little sleep... or too many selfies??? ahead in our 5:00 hour: how our cell phones could be bad four our health... and aging our skin. 3 and performance of a lifetime. a bay area band is preparing to march in front of hundreds of thousands of people... and they're the only high school in the country... getting to do so. 3 3 mmm... i can't believe it has 40% fewer calories than butter. i can't believe it's made with real, simple ingredients. i can't believe... we're on a whale. [whale] i can't believe they talked me into this. i can't believe my role isn't bigger. real, simple ingredients. unbelieva

this crash in sarasota near the airport. so right now university airport is closed between old bradenton road and desoto road. police are asking drivers to use desoto road because it runs parallel to university before it intersects with that road. so again you're asked to avoid the area, use desoto road 301 as alternates. this is going to be this way for quite some time because again this is a fatal crash. saying that speed was likely a factor. elsewhere in the bay area, we are in great shape, all the interstates in the green now. in pinellas county, 64 the average speed there. back to you. >>> a retired pennsylvania state trooper is dead after authorities say he held up a toll plaza over the weekend. officials say clarence briggs confronted two turnpike toll collectors with a handgun yesterday morning at a toll plaza an hour west of harrisburg. they say briggs killed the toll collector and a security guard, car. he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with state troopers. deputies say briggs retired in january of 2012 after

let's look at the one little problem out in sarasota. eastbound university parkway at i-75, a collision earlier. interstate. and it's tying up an eastbound lane and there was construction in the area. and now there's an accident. just keep this in mind. again, a lane taken away. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> thank you. >>> hundreds of people at a funeral and cremation service failed to notice a huge mistake. >> coming up, who pointed it out and what happened. but first, an important safety alert this morning. next in a live report, all you that has claimed the lives of at least nine people in pinellas county. you're watching news channel 8 >>> a pill disguised as xanax is in pinellas county. news channel 8's adrienne pedersen is live if the sheriff's office this morning. and of course, people use prescriptions to get xanax but that's not what we're talking about. >> reporter: that's right. good morning, gayle. and the sheriff here in pinellas county, he has some really black and white advice f

and let's look at sarasota. leigh mentioned fog. and i want to mention overnight construction, this is university parkway underneath i- 75. all lanes are blocked so take state road 70 or fruitville until they wrap up the construction. probably there for another hour. that's a look at weather and traffic on the 8s. back to gene and gayle. >> all right, leslee, thank you. >>> this is really exciting. ahead, what a sale means for cigar city brewing and craft beer lovers. >>> and gas prices on the rise. up next, what is fueling the increase and how much it will you're watching news channel 8 today. facebook and twitter. we have been telling you for days now about all the information you need to vote cetera. i made it easier for you. >>> might not like this. gas prices are starting to oil is on the rise. the national average is still down about 52 cents a gallon from last madge. drivers here are filling up for $1.91 for a gallon on average. and you can find the prices on wfla.com. >>> swipe away tinder users. that's right, keep dating on

and then low 80s. >>> no thumbs up in sarasota. this is why. we're seeing color change, approach university. they were picking up the cones. that's what's going on, they are trying to clear the construction for you. so right now, probably blocked for a couple lanes and they are trying to reopen the entrance ramp. the off-ramp has been reopened. and construction under neither the interstate but probably by the next report, it will be clear. >>> good monday morning. welcome to news channel 8 today. i'm candace mccowan in for gene ramirez. >> and i am gayle guyardo. >>> we are just eight days away from florida's presidential primary. in the coming days, expect candidates to step up their campaigns here in the bay area. today senator marco rubio will be in tampa for a campaign rally at the tampa convention center. doors open at 4:00 p.m. >>> tensions continue to rise at this hour as north korea threatens nuclear strikes on the united states and south korea.

they're in the 60s right now down to sarasota and largo. and still mid-70s from downtown and over to polk county as well. outside right now, tampa, 72 degrees. the wind is out of the west at 7 miles per hour. as i said, we hit 77 today. normals are 74 and 56. st. pete, sunny and 72. west winds, that's your sea breeze. and sarasota, sunny and 69. south/southwest winds at 7 miles per hour. so a beautiful day today. and over the next ten days, even though we have two fronts we will be talking about, the weather should be great. maybe a little better chance of a few showers on friday. there it is. that's the satellite today. if we look at futurecast through tomorrow morning, skies are partly cloudy. then there is your front. it doesn't look that impressive. it's not. most of the energy and the moisture is way off to the north. you may pick up a couple of sprinkles tomorrow. it's gone by the afternoon. not nearly as chilly behind this front. we will stay in the 70s at least if not the 80s by early next week. thursday night into friday, we have a

>> you know, i'm watching it clear up in sarasota. remember i have been showing this visibility map. and at point, it's down to a half mile. you can see through the thick fog. well, right now i want to show you now it's gone up to a six mile visibility which means it's cleared up at least at the airport reporting station. so maybe thick fogs in areas from the sunshine skyway bridge down through manatee and sarasota. at this point, the fhp still has the sunshine skyway bridge closed but we are keeping a close eye on that. it's going to affect the commute. patchy fog, really through about 7:00 this morning, 71 degrees. by 9:00 a.m., we start to clear things out and keep it partly cloudy and warm for the rest of the day. 76 at noon. and outside right now, plant city, it's steamy, 73. 72 in tampa. 73 st. pete. and 74 degrees in bradenton. and i even checked fhp inverness and she's at 68 degrees right now. -- checked in in inverness. we continue with the long range forecast. this cold front is going to stall at the georgia/florida border o

it happened at the suntrust bank off ringwood meadow in sarasota. the 2 men walked in the bank with their faces covered... and demanded money. one of them had a handgun in his waistband. they fled the bank in an unknown vehicle. if you know anything call the sheriff's office. 3 a tampa heights homeowner shoots and kills a man trying to break into his house. it happened just off central avenue. police say 40- year-old "chris solomon" heard someone breaking backdoor of his house... so he grabbed his gun and found a man in his kitchen. solomon shot him several police say he is not facing any charges. 3 "bubba the love sponge" i s expected to take the stand sometime today in the "hulk hogan" versus "gawker" trial. bubba is expected to take the fifth when answering questions. yesterday, the owner of gawker took the stand, standing by his decision to post the clip of the hogan sex tape. hogan is suing the gossip site for 100-million-dollars, saying they violated his privacy. 3 the st. pete pier inches closer to taking shape. the public has given their inp

and senator marco rubio will campaign in sarasota. on wednesday, there's a democratic debate in miami. news channel 8's keith cate and myself will be there. that will be followed by the republican debate in south florida that is on thursday. now all candidates know the importance of the florida vote. just take a look at these numbers from a new university poll here in florida. 30% of likely gop primary voters back florida senator marco rubio. that's eight points behind donald trump. while senator ted cruz has 17% support. well despite the number, senator rubio is not slowing down. his campaign tour will continue to crisscross the state today. there's a rally in sarasota at the dolphin aviation hanger at 5:00 p.m. senator rubio was in tampa turning point is coming and it starts here in florida. well before the rally, he told me he is not giving up. >> i'm going to be on the ballot. we're going to win florida. this is going to be a very long process. you guys have never covered a campaign like this. this is unchartered territory. no one

he is not far behind trump in >>> and sarasota police are investigating a deadly crash. an suv crossed the median on fruitville road tuesday morning, went air born, hitting two -- went airborne, hitting two cars head on. a man in one car was killed. another suv swerved to avoid the crash. that suv hit a tree. two other people were injured. >>> now monday, three people were killed in a single car crash in sarasota. all three of them were 21 years old. officers say it's one of the worst crashes they have ever seen. the car split in half when it hit a tree. one person who survived that crash just turned 21 that day. >>> time now is 4:38. time for weather and traffic on the 8s. >> you know, it's going to be a comfortable day. it's cool this morning, crisp, clear skies, just really getting you going when you step outside. and then we warm up once the sunrises. so we go from 57 at -- once the so we go from 57 and then 80 at 4:00 p.m. which is above average. 76 at 7:00. really, great for the spring training games. orioles and pirate, 75 degrees. in dunedin, the mets and blue ja

he was in town today giving a lecture in sarasota. he is the chair of a local investment firm and he teaches courses in universities across america. >> interesting stuff. john rogers, thank you. >>> big fog caused traffic headaches for much of the day. the sunshine skyway bridge was shut down starting at 5:30 a.m. for hours. it finally reopened right beforere 1:00 this afternoon and that fog will be anan issue again. it will impact more of the tampa bay area. keep in mind leslee lacey an leigh spann will be on with morning so you can see if the sunshine skyway y is open or not t like it wasn't this morning. reddington breach. not great spring breaking weather. here is a picture taken by boca siego bay showing the e clouds rolling in. we will see it just continue to roll across the area. it could roll all the way into lakeland, bartow. so dense f fog is likely for a lot of us tomorrow morning. 80 degrees in tampa. cooler and sarasota and venice now head inland where there is no fog and it is nearly 90 degrees. so the fog is making a bi

north sarasota and sarasota also seeing some rain. and just to the south of bloomingdale, a bit of rain down in fort meade, bowling green and wauchula. also, a few showers moving on from bailiff point from bailiff .2 pine island and brooksville. all of this kind of moving across from the west to the east at about 50 miles an hour. all of it associated with the front that will come swinging and it will bring some changes. here's a look at your current conditions in tampa. cloudy skies. east, southeast winds at 13 and showers falling at the safety clearwater airport. right now in clearwater, 68 degrees with winds out of the east at five. 66 in gainesville. and we will watching area of cooler weather see been as we work through the weekend. 28 in kansas city right now. 59 in birmingham. charleston 58. this will come swinging through and we will have rain pretty much off and on through the morning. by noontime, a good line of showers starting to the big end area. all the way up to lakeland. and we will see some again tomorrow. a bit of sh

he is in sarasota tonight doing his best to build some of the old marco momentum we have heard so much about several weeks ago. a reminder that florida's primary is on march 15. early voting is going on right now. already 1.1 million people voting. we posted everything you need to know on wfla.com. >>> a shooting at a home in lakeland forced several schools into lockdown this afternoon. according to investigators, zachary mccray was shot several times at 11:00 this morning. he was taken to a nearby hospital. police searched the area for the shooter. four schools were placed on lock down for two hours as a precaution. at last check, an arrest has not been made and no word on his condition. >>> tonight, tampa police are working to track down a killer. collier at the south bay apartments. they also shot cameron denson. he was taken to a hospital and is expected to be okay. they think the shooting is because of an ongoing dispute between the two. no arrests have been made. >>> a tennessee man has died weeks after he was badly hurt in a crash. it is a crash that may have been caused by stre

quarter mile in sarasota. and there will be pockets there of dense fog where you can't see the car in front of you so be cautious there. the rest of the tampa bay area though not looking that bad. i think it will be a coastal event through the morning hours. we'll follow that as far as the visibility. dew points in the low 70s and temperatures in the low 70s. the two match up and you get saturation and fog so we'll continue with temperatures for this afternoon as we climb back in the 80s. much better shape say come 11:00. then very warm and muggy afternoon with highs in the low 70s. >>> it's a pivotal day in florida, make or break day for several candidates hoping to win your vote. the polls open this morning at 7:00. >> a lot is riding on the sunshine state with 99 delegates up for grabs in the race for the gop nomination. democrats get the chance to take home 214. >> it's super tuesday 3, florida is one of five states voting today along with illinois, missouri, north carolina and ohio. >> next to florida, il

in sarasota county to continue negotiating the terms of a deal. that deal includes funding, design and construction of a training facility. the commission chairman says it will be big for the county's sports tourism industry. the proposed property in south sarasota county sits just off 41 next to the university of south florida venice cap campus. >>> you can see the trend, it continues to get warm through the middle part of the week. i'll have that and the next chance of rain coming up. bad timing for the weekend, details coming up. >>> all you do is swipe your credit card and your information could be stolen. still ahead -- the protection coming your way against credit card skimmers at places like gas stations across florida. >> where i'm standing because of what you guys did. >> one man is alive because of a save by a group of deputies. >>> you should know about a credit card breach that might put your information at risk. this is the web site for rosen hotels and resorts which operates seven hotels in the orlando area. the company says someone